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Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here’s how it attacks the body
Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms…
This year’s World Cup has generated countless images. AP photographers pick their favorites
NEW YORK (AP) — For news organizations, the World Cup is one of the most…
Leipzig signs French defender Maxime Estève from Burnley on a deal to 2031
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig signed French defender Maxime Estève from relegated Premier League side…
Germany’s fastest sprinter Owen Ansah faces an anti-doping process
BONN, Germany (AP) — Germany’s fastest-ever sprinter is facing a potential ban as the national…
Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns match the major championship record with 62s at the British Open
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns match the major championship record with…
Andy Burnham, a mayor from England’s north, is poised to become Britain’s next prime minister
LONDON (AP) — Andy Burnham got to the top through a mix of patience and…
China rejects Trump’s election interference claim as ‘groundless accusations’
BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday said it has never interfered in U.S. elections and…
Australian golfer Lucas Herbert matches the major championship record with a 62 at the British Open
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Australian golfer Lucas Herbert matches the major championship record with a…
Latin American governments prepare for El Nino as drought, floods and heat loom
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Governments across Latin America are mobilizing firefighters, activating contingency plans and…
Osvaldo Bagnoli, Verona’s Serie A title-winning coach, dies at 91
VERONA, Italy (AP) — Osvaldo Bagnoli, the coach who steered unfancied Hellas Verona to a…
Japan enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law…
ICC hands Pakistan all-rounder Nawaz 3-month ban for breaching anti-doping code, backdated to May
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Cricket Council banned Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz for three months…
Pakistani troops kill 24 militants in raids as violence escalates in region near Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided multiple militant hideouts in the country’s northwest region,…
World Cup beer sales are hopping. Brewers hope the stout demand outlasts the tournament
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The World Cup has been a bonanza for beer in the U.S. Bars in Boston…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to attend World Cup final against Argentina
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez plans to attend Sunday’s World Cup final…
Eric Cole was checking flights home from the British Open. Then he shot 64 at Birkdale
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Eric Cole had his foot slip on a drive that went…
Traditionalist Catholics face a difficult choice after Vatican cuts off breakaway group
For traditionalist Catholics who worship at churches affiliated with the breakaway Society of St. Pius…
Tanker boarded by armed group off Yemen, says British military
CAIRO (AP) — A chemical tanker was boarded by an armed group off the coast…
Turkish authorities detain 17 soccer club officials in illegal betting probe
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Friday detained 17 soccer club officials as part…
How a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace thrust a Texas monk and his rescue dog into the spotlight
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chien Le first met the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara in 2005, a…
Slovenian Slavko Vinčić to referee World Cup final as FIFA picks a European for Argentina-Spain game
The World Cup final between Argentina and Spain on Sunday will be refereed by Slavko…
Video apparently depicting Filipinos as monkeys on China media draws Manila’s protest
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government strongly protested to China what it said was…
China warns of reciprocal countermeasures after US shortens foreign journalist visas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Thursday it will drastically shorten visas for foreign…
Europe’s early heat wave led to a spike in deaths, may have killed over 10,000
Heat that hit Europe exceptionally early and hard this year appears to have led to…